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Feature On The Purple Hibiscus Creative Writing Workshop: Literature is Subjective
by Ujunwa Omeje On the night of November 6, I didn’t sleep well. I woke up every now and then to check my phone as if my life depended on it. I left the phone on the sofa where I slept, close to my head; an email was going to come and I didn’t want […]
Literary Treatise | On Contemporary African Writers And Their Choices Of Themes
African literature has really come a long way, with a new crop of contemporary African writers emerging on both the African and global literary scene. From Wole Soyinka and Chinua Achebe setting the pace to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Ben Okri following up to Yaa Gyasi, NoViolet Bulawayo, Uzodinma Iweala, Chigozie Obioma, Taiye Selasi and […]
5 Benefits Of Writing Internships
Let me tell you a story about the benefits of writing internships. Jennifer was one of those youngsters whose beautifully written stories made me go green with envy. Often she would churn out piece after piece in every genre. Her fiction and personal essays were not just logical and inspirational; they were also filled with […]
The 2018 Chinua Achebe Literary Festival —Attend
by Izunna Okafor The Society of Young Nigerian Writers (Anambra State Chapter) is set to honour and celebrate one of the Nigeria’s famous Literary Legends, Late Prof. Chinụalụmọgụ Albert Achebe This is on a notion that, though dead, Chinua Achebe is still a quintessential Icon and literary star worthy to be remembered and celebrated, even on […]
22 Writers Selected For The Purple Hibiscus Creative Writing Workshop
Writers all over the world have been waiting with bated breaths to see the results of the Purple Hibiscus Creative Writing Workshop 2018. Well, the time is here. Can we get the drum rolls please? Just kidding. First, I’d like to say congratulations to all the successful applicants. If you’re a writer who didn’t get […]
Literary Treatise | Lionizing The Feline: The Quest For Social Commentary
I belong to many literary groups courtesy of my online friends’ conscriptions to a proliferation of social media groups. But there are at least three that meet in real time and space to help me make sense of the digital abstraction of dialogue. It is to these meets that l owe much of my critical […]
The University Of Iowa’s IWP is Offering Another Free Online Creative Non-Fiction Course—Enroll
The International Writing Program (the IWP) at the University of Iowa is inviting writers from all over the world to enroll for its latest creative writing course “Stories of Place: Writing and the Natural World”. The last free MOOC was about writing fiction. This time around, participants will learn about the different ways and many […]
Twenty Writers Shortlisted For The 2018 Morland Writing Scholarships
At long last, the Miles Morland Foundation has announced its shortlist for the 2018 Morland Writing Scholarships. Twenty talented writers were selected from a pool of over 500 applicants. Writers were selected from Kenya, South Africa , Nigeria, Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Somalia and Zimbabwe. The twenty shortlisted writers will be invited to attend […]
Opportunity For Writers: Chronicles Short Fiction Prize 2018—Apply (Awards: N20, 000 and more)
Publishers of Chronicles are accepting fiction submissions for the inaugural edition of the Chronicles Short Fiction Prize (CSFP). The prizes will be awarded to the best young unpublished writers. The organizer’s aim is to encourage writers to keep writing and producing meaningful stories. About The Organizer: Chronicle is a prestigious e-zine or (e-paper as they […]
3 Ways Travel Can Boost Your Writing Career (And 3 Ideal Destinations For Writers)
Do you know that travel can boost your writing career? The best thing about writing is that you can do it anywhere, and actually a lot of the time we find ourselves much more creative when we are in a new and foreign land. Yes, travel can boost your writing career. There’s something about sitting […]